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The prevalence of extracranial carotid atherosclerosis detected via ultrasound imaging

A single-centre study in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Salahaden R. Sultan
Saudi Medical Journal January 2024, 45 (1) 69-73; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2024.45.1.20230503

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